Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS GATOS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062283003491
Lexington Elementary
19700 Old Santa Cruz Hwy., Los Gatos, CA 95033 · (408) 335-2150 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
9 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 35% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 165% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lexington Elementary→Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Based on grade levels within Los Gatos Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
79.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.5pp since 2014
Math
72.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.8% | 35.6% | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| Math | 45.2% | 27.4% | 20.6% | 6.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.5% | 72.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 85.3% |
| 2022-23 | 77.4% | 69.8% |
| 2021-22 | 62.7% | 59.3% |
| 2020-21 | 67.2% | 59.6% |
| 2018-19 | 65.8% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.4% | 55.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.5% | 59.0% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 62.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lexington Elementary
Lexington Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Elementary this school | 174 | 5.2% | 79.4% |
| Del Mar Hills Elementary Del Mar | 224 | 9.4% | 78.7% |
| Ormondale Elementary Portola Valley | 243 | 6.2% | 81.2% |
| White Oaks Elementary San Carlos | 250 | 6.4% | 79.4% |
| Washington Elementary Salinas | 154 | 12.3% | 64.2% |
| Strawberry Point Elementary Mill Valley | 259 | 5.0% | 83.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lexington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #257 of 5,151 | #42 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #498 of 5,172 ▼ 407 | #69 of 226 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #298 of 5,172 ▼ 47 | #36 of 226 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #177 of 5,116 | #3 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #5,436 of 5,915 | #251 of 255 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.2% | #5,578 of 5,625 | #243 of 252 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
+46 (+36%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 174 | 9.5 | 18.3:1 | 5% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 8 | 21.4:1 | 6% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 8.5 | 18.2:1 | 3% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 6 | 21.3:1 | 4% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 7 | 21.6:1 | 7% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 8 | 20.4:1 | 4% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | N/A | N/A | 3% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 9 | 18.2:1 | 4% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 129 | 6 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lexington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (151 to 174); teachers up 36% (7 to 9.5).
About Lexington Elementary
At 19700 Old Santa Cruz Hwy. in Los Gatos, California, Lexington Elementary operates as a very small elementary school. In all, 174 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 63% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Lexington Elementary is among 5 schools run by Los Gatos Union Elementary, which serves 2,775 students.
Federal enrollment data show Lexington Elementary is 56% White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 26 points above the 30% share among Santa Clara County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
For every teacher at Lexington Elementary, there are about 18.3 students; the school has 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. There are 9 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 5% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Santa Clara County is 37%.
Lexington Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lexington Elementary would score about 76.5%. It scores 79.4%, 2.9 points above that figure.
For Santa Clara County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 412 public schools in the county, enrolling about 230,059, Lexington Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Lexington Elementary is closest to Lakeside Elementary, about 1.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lexington Elementary's average proficiency of 79.4% compares with 74.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Lexington Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 36% rise took enrollment from 128 in 2020-21 to 174 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.3:1 to 18.3:1.
The allk12 page for Lexington Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Gatos Union Elementary
- Raymond J. Fisher MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Daves Avenue ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Blossom Hill ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Louise Van Meter ElementaryElementary · 507 students
Other schools in Los Gatos
- Los Gatos HighHigh · 1,914 students
- Raymond J. Fisher MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Rolling Hills MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Daves Avenue ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Blossom Hill ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Other Lexington Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lexington Elementary. Lexington Elementary is the 13th largest of the 13.
- Lexington ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 878 students
- Lexington ElementaryPomona, CA · 537 students
- Lexington ElementaryKelso, WA · 854 students
- Lexington ElementaryLexington, SC · 607 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolMonroe, LA · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Elementary1.8 mi · 64
- Los Gatos High3.1 mi · 1,914
- Louise Van Meter Elementary3.7 mi · 507
- Raymond J. Fisher Middle3.9 mi · 1,015
- Blossom Hill Elementary4.2 mi · 530
- Daves Avenue Elementary4.2 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Lexington ElementaryHow large is Lexington Elementary?
Lexington Elementary enrolls approximately 174 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lexington Elementary serve?
Lexington Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lexington Elementary have?
Lexington Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lexington Elementary?
At Lexington Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Lexington Elementary in?
Lexington Elementary is part of Los Gatos Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.